Daily Archive: Saturday, January 17, 2015

Articles published on Saturday, January 17, 2015

President checks flooding on Essequibo Coast

Region Two Chairman, Parmanand Persaud (left) and President Donald Ramotar (centre) speaking today with National Drainage and Irrigation Authority Head, Lionel Wordsworth and other officials at the Lima Outfall on the Essequibo Coast.

AG meets Hugh Wooding Principal

Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall met with Principal of the Hugh Wooding Law School Miriam Samaru yesterday in Trinidad and several issues were discussed, in particular those affecting the Guyanese students at the institution.

GTUC roasts Caricom ministers over prorogation statement

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) today rejected outright, the CARICOM Council of Ministers’ statement yesterday that they were satisfied that the prorogation of Parliament by President Donald Ramotar was in keeping with the provisions of the Guyana Constitution and did not constitute a breach of the Commonwealth Charter.

Jacob Opadeyi

UG salary talks collapse

Ongoing salary negotiations between the University of Guyana (UG) administration and its staff have broken down and the workers are accusing the University Council of causing the derailment, while warning that drastic steps, including a shutdown of the institution, could result.

Moses Nagamootoo

AFC backs GAWU call for sugar industry inquiry

Noting that the livelihoods of 16,000 sugar workers are now in jeopardy, Alliance for Change (AFC) MP Moses Nagamootoo has supported a call by their union for an inquiry and stated that a forensic audit should be launched into the billions of dollars injected into the failing industry.

Guyana captain Christopher Barnwell shakes the hand of Shivnarine Chanderpaul after victory was achieved in  the Zone “A” match against the Windward Islands Volcanoes in the NAGICO Super50 Tournament on Thursday at Queen’s Park Oval. Photo by WICB Media/Ashley Allen

Grudge match!

Last year, defending champs Barbados Pride eliminated Guyana’s Jaguars at the semi-final stage of the regional limited overs tournament; a Jaguars’ team which the influenza bug had rendered toothless some of its key players.

Carl Hooper

‘Hooper is back!

Carl Hoooper one of the more elegant batsman to ever play the game was yesterday named as head coach of the Guyana Amazon Warriors for this year’s Caribbean Premier League tournament which bowls off later this year.

Granger leads APNU visit to Region Nine

Opposition leader David Granger is leading a team of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Members of Parliament on a four-day visit to Rupununi, Region Nine as part of the main opposition coalition’s campaign for the upcoming national elections.

Permaul credits total team effort

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul has credited total team effort for Guyana Jaguars crushing victory over Windward Islands Hurricanes in the second scheduled game of the NAGICO Super50 at Queen’s Park Oval here Thursday.

Guyana is a signatory to the Commonwealth Charter to which it is failing to adhere

Dear Editor, In response to the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s weak statement that the Commonwealth Secretary-General said there has been no discussion about the situation in Guyana (‘No discussion by Commonwealth about situation in Guyana -Rodrigues-Birkett,’ SN, January 15), I think the ministry either missed the essence of the High Commissioner’s remarks or is deliberately attempting to deflect from Guyana’s abysmal failure to adhere to the Commonwealth Charter.

Serena Williams

Tired, frustrated, patchy Serena still favourite

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ Australian Open preparations included smashing a racquet in frustration, complaining of fatigue and losing to players she had never lost to before, yet she is still the favourite to claim her sixth title at Melbourne Park.

Chronicle article was not truthful

Dear Editor, The Management of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club would like to express its profound disgust and shock at an article appearing in the Guyana Chronicle of Friday January 16, 2015 under the caption, ‘Confusion or Dictatorship in our Cricket.’

Energy after oil

As slumping oil prices spread political and economic uncertainty through many parts of the world it is becoming clear that a sudden abundance of cheap oil could offer governments opportunities for long-delayed reforms once they have weathered their current short-term crises.